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JOHN s. won'rH AND, CHARLES BRECHT, orpo TEsvIL E, PENNSYLVANIA, "ASSIGNORS v'ro 'sAIn JOHN VANIA.

To all wiiom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN S. WORTH and I CHARLES BRECHT, citizens .of the, United States, and residents of Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Railway-Cars, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in metallic freight cars of theclose'd or box type.

One object of. the invention is to construct the car so that the elements forming the car.

can be made from sheet .metal pressed into shape. 15

A further object of theinvention 'is to provide a .carin which the side plates and rugations f rmed between the'uprights or posts, and 0 locate the posts on the interior I portion of a car'at one end on the line Fig. 13 is a detached perspective view of the two elements forming the posts at the end platy-ereinforced by a, series of cor,-'-

of the c r so that they form-Ta lining support and so that the sides of the car will be substantially flush with the exception of the ends.

,A still further object of the inventionto strengthen the ends of the carby providing a series of double'posts, which reinforce the-'ends to such an extent as to prevent the ends from bulging, due to the shifting of the load. a

.Another'object of the invention is to designtlie roof of'the car so that a substantial for the body..

Still another object of the invention is to design the interior of the car so that light linings of wood, or other material will be 1 properly supported and can be readily attac'hed or; detached intact, as desired.

There are still other objects of the in-' inafter. 5

In the accompanying drawings: A

. Figure.1 'is aside view of about three.-

fourths of a car, illustrating our invention,

- the door being detached in this instance and the wheels being shown by dotted lines;

g Fig. 5 is a sectional plan View of one end j in Fig. 1; 0?

i tached;

F ig. 2'is a plan view of the car. illustrated ofacar;

s. WORTH Ann WIL IA P. WORTH, or COATESVILLE, PENNSYL- il nt I Specification of Letters Patent. Pat gnted Ap g gl, 1911?, Applicati o'n filed DeceinterY, 1 914. 5 Serial no. 875,917. 1

a vertical sectional View of'the Fig. 10 is an enlarged vertical sectional View onthe line e-e, Fig. 1, through the 4 doorway position; v y

Fig. -11 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line Zz-a, Fig. 2, showing'the inner and the; outer posts in section;

Fig. 12 is a sectional view of the upper Fig.2; 2

side of a car;

ing the posts at the end of a car;

openings, showing position;

. Fig. 16 is a plan view of one, corner of theroof; w f

Fig. 17 is anend view of one corner at the roof ;.v a.

' Fig. 18 is a side view of one .corner at the roof; v

Fig. 19 is a perspective view, showing the roofplates secured to the cornice plate;

Fig. 20 is a perspective view of one of the shaped end plates of the roof;

Fig.21 is a perspective view of a) portion of one of the roof cornice plates;

and showing the door in the closed Fig: 14; illustrates the two elements form- Fig. 22 is a perspective view of one of the corner braces Fig. 23 is a perspectlve view showing the skeleton roof frame;

Fig. 24L is a sectional perspective view of carli'nes'; j' r v Fig. 25 is a sectional View showing one method 'fof fastening the wooden corner posts to the metal frame;

. 'Fig. 26 is a detached perspective view of one of the posts showing the upper and lower reinforcing sockets;

the'upp'er portion of the carat onecf the the upper end of one of the side posts, showing the oyerhanging cornice strip; I

Fig. 31 is a sectonal perspectlve vlew of one of the cornlce beams; and

Fig. 32 is a sectional perspective view of the cornice piece and aside plate at one 'side of the doorway.

In the first instance, it will be understood that the platform, or floor construction, and

the end work of the car may be made in any suitable manner without departlng from the essential features of the invention, which relate solely to that part ofa car above the supporting structure. 7

Referring to the drawings, 1, 1 are the longitudinal stringers made of angle plate and extending from one end of the car to the' other.v 2 is the floor ofthe car and 3, 3 are the angular bumper plates, one located at each end of the car. The under frame-.

Work of thecar may consist of longitudinal stringers of any shape, cross beams, andbolsters, to .which thetrucks are pivoted.

f1, 4: and 4 are the side plates, WhlCh are continuous from one end 5 of the car to the center door opening 6 at each side. The plates are preferably of different thicknesses,

the plate 4' being the thickest plate and loof the car.

terially to, the strength of the cated at the lower portion of the-car. The plate 4* is less in thickness than the plate 4 and islocated midway between the top and bottom of the car, and the plate 4 is still,

lighter and is located at the upper portion The lower edge of the plate 4 overlaps the edge of the plate 4, and the lower edge of the plate 1 overlaps the upper edge of the plate 4:, the plates belng secured together by a line of rivets, as shown in Fig. 1. In the resent instance, each of the plates has a series of longitudinal corrugations spaced a given distance apart and these corrugations are on the inner sides of the plates andi'are discontinued at the posts so that each plate will have a fiat portion 7 to which the posts 8 are secured. These posts 8 are made as clearly shown in Fig. 13,

and have flanges 9 with rivet holes therein and are located on the inner side of the plates. g

10 is a series of flanged cap plates having a shallow central flat r1b prO ecting about in ,line with the rivet heads 'on either side thereof and are arranged in line with the in-- ner posts 8. These plates project to the clearance line of the doors, thus adding maposts. The posts 8 are of a greater depth than the corrugations of the side plates as shown in Fig. 5, and form the support for the lining boards 11, which are detachably or permanently secured to the inner walls of-the car and may extend any distance from the floor, as desired. In the present instance, we have shown these lining boards extending about three-fourths of the height of the car, see Fi s.,7,8-and 9.

attens 12 are secured to the lining boards 11 and not only act as the means for holding the several longitudinal parts together, which are preferably tongued and grooved, but are of such a width that they fit against the side plates of the car between the posts when the lining boards are resting agamstthe posts. The ends 5 of the car are made of a series of plates13, 13 and 13*, which are arranged transversely and extend from one'side of the car to the other. These plates may be of the same thickness or the plates l3 'andl3 may be of less thickness than the plates 13 and they have a series of short longitudinal corrugations which projectinward, as shown in Fig. 5, and-are flat 'at 14 so as to allow the outer and inner posts 15 and 16 to be secured rigidly to the plates. These posts are flanged and perforated and are firmly riveted to the plates, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The end p0sts-15 are made as illustrated in Figfl, the rib being tapered andpreferably heavier near the ower end where the post is subjected to 1 the greatest strain, while thepost 16, Fig;

14, is preferably of the same depth throughout. Against the inner post 16 fit the end lining boards 17, which are provided with battens 18, resting against the end plates between the posts, as clearly shown in Fig. -5. In order to finish the joint between the end plates and the 'side plates, we preferably provide right angled corner pieces 19, which overlap botli plates-and within these corner pieces are arranged the triangular wooden posts 20, as shown, or solid filler pieces against which the ends of the lining boards 11 and 17' abut. These posts 20 may (be made in tWo parts, as shown in Fig. 25, so as to be readily removed when the bolts are Withdrawn.

In order to firmly secure the post 8 at the side of the car to the base and to the cornice girder 32, we form sockets of the type being secured to the sills of the car, and the former being secured to the flanges 9 of the post and to the side plates of the car, While the upper socket 58 is made as shown in Fig.

'27, and is flanged and fits over the upper end of the post 8 and has an extension 59 which is riveted to the vertical portion of the cornice girder 32.- This post'is reinforced by these sockets and is firmly tied to the car.

By the above described construction, both sides and the end of the car are rigid and substantial and are made entirely of pressed 19 sheet metal. The corrugations are comparatively short and the plates all extend horizontally without splices and are reinforced at intervals by the posts, making an exceedingly substantial construction and obviating the necessity of diagonal brace members.

At the door openings, there are two flanged plates 21 and 22, vertically arranged and secured to the side plates and to the reinforcing door strips 23. The plate 21.

has an inturned flange 24 and the plate 22 has an outturned flange 25. The door 26 is made as shown in Fig. 4 and consists of three horizontally arranged plates, each plate being corrugated longitudinally, the corrugations projecting inwardly and the plates being secured together and preferably of lighter gage than the plates 4, 4 and 4" of the body of the car. On one edge of the door is an angle plate 27 which has a projecting flange extending back of the inturned flange 24 of the plate 21 when the door is closed, and on the opposite. side is a plate 28 having an inturned flange 29 which extends back of the flange 25 of the plate 22 when the door is closed. On the upper edge of the door is an angle plate 30 extending under the downturned flange 31 of the cornice plate 32, which extends throughout the entire length of the car. The flanged portion 31 projects at a greater distance -than the main portionso as to allow the doorto slide freely when being opened or closed. The door is carried by shoes or rollers 33 mounted on brackets 34 secured to the door and these rollers travel on the upper surface of the projecting flanged portion 31, as clearly illustrated in Fig. '10 so that when the door 1s opened or closed the rollers 33 travel on the overhanging portion of the car frame and when the door is in the closed position 1t 15 entirely sealed against the weather. The rivets securing the plates to the angle plates are back of the inside line of the door, avoiding the necessity of using countersunk rivets.

The projecting portion 31 of the cornice plate or girder 32 forms the outer guide for the door and an angle plate 60 secured to the cornice plate at this vpoint,acts as an inner guide for the door. This angle plate is on a line with the lower flange of the cornice plate so that the upper side plates 4* are secured to this angle plate 60 as clearly shown in 32.

Uprights 35, preferably of wood, are secured to the back of the flanged door strips 23 by transverse bolts 36, shown in Fig. 15, and the wooden lining with the reinforcing battens and the corner wear strips 37 are secured to these posts by screws 38 so that, on removing the screws, the entire lining at the sides of the car can be detached and removed from the car, when desired.

At the lower edge of the door is an angle plate 39, which extends back of the.

brackets 40 spaced a given distance apart so.- as to engage the bottom of the door when it is opened and closed.

The roof of the car is constructed as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 6, 12 and 23, and consists of a quadrangular frame, a series of carlines extending across the frame at in- .tervals and "corrugated roof plates extending from side to side of the car and secured to the carlines and to the frame.

The end plates 45 are very substantially made and form, in fact, end girders for the car. They are shaped from comparatively thick plates and are flanged at one side, as at 47, and at each end, as at 47 The edge 46 of the plate is raised and is attached to the comparatively thin roof plates 42. Over this joint is placed the calking strip 49. To the upper end of each post at the end of the car is secureda bracket '48, which extends under the girder plate 45 and a..

uppenend plate 13 and posts 15 and the flanges 47 overlap the upper portion 32*" of the cornice girder and the cornice girder and the girder lates are securely fastened to reinforcing corner plates 54 of the shape clearly illustrated in Fig. 22. This construction makes an exceedingly substantial frame for supporting the roof and also adds materially to'the strength of the car body.

Extending from one side of the car to the other preferably at'the several side posts are the roof carlines 41, made as clearly shown in Figs. 12 and 24. "These carlines, .in the present instance, are flat at the top and the roof plates 42 extend from one carline to the other and are ribbed or corrugated between the carlines as clearly shown The carlines are tapered at the Y flanges are turnedjup,as shown at 44, Fig. 12, so as not only to add strength to the structure, but also to carry any water,

which may leak through the joint, to one side of the car. The flanged portion of the roof plates is shaped to form channels to permit the water to escape outside of the car, as clearly shown in Fig. 24. Eachroof plate is of a length toextend from one side of the car to the other and of a width -to extend from one carline to another and the ends of the plates are flanged so as to extend over the portion 32 of the cornice girder. Each plate has a central longig tudinal corrugation 50, extending substantially the full widthof the plate and on account of its location on the highest point of the roof, comparatively short length, and consequent stiffness, it forms a strong but light support for one end of the series of transverse strengthening ribs or corrugations 51 on either side thereof which originate close to the longitudinal rib and extend to the edges of the car. Without this central rib these transverse ribs would have to extend from side to side of the car and, consequently, would have less strength.

In some instances, it is necessaryto prov vide ventilationthroughout the entire length of the car at the 'roof and we preferably mount washers 63 on the rivets which secure the flanges of the roof plates to the vertical portion of the cornice girders, leaving an.

plates 10, which form part of the posts, are

of an even width throughout, with the exception of the posts in line with the. bolsters 55 and these plates are of a greater width at the base than the others so as to increase the strength of the fastening between the car body and, the bolster, although, in some instances, these plates may be of an even width throughout, if desired.

It will be noticed that the side lates 4 stop short of the flanged cornice girders 32 so that the space formed by the cap plate 10 is open to the interior of the car at the top and is open to the atmosphere at the bottom. Thus a yent is provided for the upper portion of the car. The car is provided with thestandard fittings and these fittings have not been described and, in some cases, are not shown in the drawings, as they form no part of the present invention.

By the above construction, it will be seen that a car made according to our construction has a body portion made entirely of pressed sheet metal, preferably steel, the

side posts being practically on the inside of the car, while the end posts are double and are partly onthe outside and partly on the inside of the car. being made of pressed plates flanged and of a depth governed by the size and character of the car. i

The side plates, as before mentioned, are made in three sections and the heavier sections are at the base where the pressure is heaviest and the light sections are at the top but, in some instances, the. plates may be of the same thickness throughout, or the bottom section and'the intermediate section section may be made of'a lighter plate.

'* While we have illustrated the sides as,

Both posts are hollow,

consisting of three longitudinal plates, a

at one end is continuous with the lower flange of the body of the girder, but at the opposite end it is open for the insertion of the door as clearly shown in Fig. 23.

While we have illustrated the carlines as located on a line With'the side posts it will be understood that they may be located at "rlifl'e'rent points throughout the length of the car, depending materially upon the Weight of the roof and the character of the car.

. The wooden lining of the car is made so that it can be readily detached in whole sections without being torn apart in order that it may be readily repaired, or when it is desired to repair or paint the interior of the metal body, and the sections of the lining can be of any height and thickness desired and may be secured by through bolts or other fastenings. The lining has an inclined cap plate 64, which is shaped so as to prevent grain, or other material from entering the space between the lining and the metal body of the car. We claim:

1. The combination of a freight car hav-- ing sides and ends and a roof, the sides being made of a series of plates corrugated lengthwise, one plate being arranged above another and secured thereto; a series of posts spaced apart and made of bent sheet metal, the posts'having flangesat each-side and the plates at the posts being free of corrugations so that the flat flanges of the posts can be secured to the flat portions of the plates; and cap plates located on the outside of the of the car and overlapping the top plate; a

series of inside posts; an outside cap plate in line with the posts; and a roof structure secured to the cornice plate.

3. The combination in a car,ofmetalli'c side plates having short longitudinal corrugations spaced apart forming fiat sections; a side post made of flanged and shaped plates and secured to the fiat portions of thei side plates; an outside cap plate slightly bent to form a longitudinal vent space, the cap plate being secured to the fiat portions of the side plates in line with the posts; a

cornice plate. extending longitudinally of the car at the roof and overlapping the upper side plate, said upper side plate and post stopping short of the cornice plate and forming a vent opening communicating with the vent passage in the cap plate, said cap plate being open to the atmosphere at the bottom.

4. A' freight car having an end consisting of plates corrugated horizontally, the corrugations being spaced apart by fiat sections; and inner and outer verticalposts secured to the plates at the fiat portions.

5. The combination in a freight car, of an end made of a series of plates, one located above another, and secured together, each plate having a series of short horizontal corrugations spaced apart by flat sections; and Vertical posts extending the full height of the car, the post on the inside being of the same depth throughout and flanged, the post on the outside having a tapered rib extending a greater distance at the bottom than at a point near the top, the two posts being secured at their flanges to the flat portions of the plates.

6. The combination of a series of longitudinally arranged plates at the sides of a car, said plates having a series of spaced corrugations and having flat portions at inter-.

vals; internal flanged posts secured to the flat portions of the plates and external cap plates secured ,to the outside of the plates in line with the posts; a series of end plates having corrugations separated by fiat por- ,tion's; inner and outer posts secured to the plates at the flat portions; and corner plates secured to the side plates and to the end plates.

7 The combination in a freight car, of sides made 'of a series of plates-arranged longitudinally and having short corrugations spaced by flat portions; vertical posts secured to the plates at the flat portions;

horizontal endplate's having short corrugations spaced by flat portions; inside and 7 side plates and end plates, said plates being corrugated between the posts, the corrugatlons projecting inwardly; lining boards resting against the posts and having battens between the posts resting against the corrugations of the plates, said lining boards being detachably secured in position.

9. The combination in a freight car, of side plates and end plates; vertical internal posts spaced apart and secured to the side plates and end plates, said plates being corrugated between the posts,-the corrugations projecting inwardly; lining boards restin the posts resting against the corrugations of the plates; vertical door posts back of the door strips and secured to said strips, the lining being detachably secured to the said posts; and bolts securing the lining boards to the side plates of the cars at the battens.

10. The combination of a freight car of the box type having corrugated side and end plates; a. series of posts located on the interior of the car, said posts being of a. greater depth, than the corrugations of the plates; liningboards located on the inside of the car and bearing against the posts and having battens located between the posts; means for detachably securing the lining boards to the body of the car; and an in clined board at the upper end of the lining sections extending toand fitting .the corrugated lates at the sides and ends of the car. 11. he combination of a freight car of g against the posts and havlng battens between i the box type having corrugated side and endplates; posts located within the body of the car to which the corrugated plates are secured, said posts being of a greater depth than the corrugations of the plates;

lining boards located on the inside of the car and bearing against the posts and having battens located between the posts; means for detachably securing the lining boards to the body of the car; an inclined board at the upper end of the lining sections extending to and fitting the corrugated plates at the sides and ends of the car; triangular corner posts at each corner of the car against which the ends and sides of 12.The combination in a metal box car,

of a series'of vertical hollow posts made of roof structure extending over-the side plates of the car, the space formed by the cap plates being open at the top and bottom.

- 13. The combination in a boxcar of a base frame; vertical,posts;la cornice structure consisting oflongitudinal flanged girder plates; transverseflanged girder plates at the ends of said cornice plates said corniceand girder plates being shaped at intervals to receive the upper ends of the posts. a

14. A frame for the upper portion of a'v car consisting'of' e'nd girder plates on each end of the car, and a cornice girder at each L side of the car, the said end girder plates being firmly secured to the cornice plates, both of said girder plates having depending flanges, the flanges being pressed out to re ceive the ends of the posts forming part of the car structure.

152 The combination in a metal car of a series of'posts on theinner side of the car at the sides and ends; plates attached to the posts; posts on the outside of the car at each end; cap lates in line with the side posts on the outside of the car; and a frame consisting of end girder plates and side cor-v nice plates flanged to extend over the upper edges of thesides and ends of the car;

the flanges being pressed out so as to extend over the ends of the cap plates. I f v 16. The combination in-a car of inside posts at the sides of the car; side plates secured to the posts; cap plates mounted on the outside of the-side plates in line with the posts and secured thereto; a flanged outside posts and girder plate, the lower flange of said plate extending over the upper end of the side extending the length of the car, the flange of said girder being extended over the door of the car and forming the upper guide for the car door; with a plate secured tothe side cornice girder back of the extended flange and in line with the lower flange of the main portion of the girder and acting as the inner guide for the door and to which" the said side plates are attached.

18. The combination of a cornice irder .for a car body having a flange at its ower edge, an integral portion of said flange projecting beyond the body of the flange at the doorway and forming a guide for thedoor.

19. The combination in a metal car of vertical posts; a cornice girder; carlines;

side plates; and roof plates; vertical cap plates on the outside of the car n line with the posts; with means for securing the several elementstogether at the cornice girder.

20. The combination of a metallic'freight' car having a door opening at each side; corrugated side plates extending longitudi-' nallyof the car; vertical posts arranged at "intervals and secured to the slde plates;

a co rnice girder extending throughout the length of the car and having "a flange extending over the side plates of the car, the

flange. above the door'opening extending a greater distance outward than the flange at the balance; of the cornice girder. I 4

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names tothis specification; inthe presen ce of two subscribing witnesses. r it JOHN swoR'rH;

, CHARLES BRECI-IT. Witnesses: a

WILLIAM H. BRowN, s D. WARREN WRIGHT. 

